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during the NBA game at US Airways Center on January 13, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Suns Schedule: The Week That Will Be: Apr 13-18
One more game and this misery is over. So let’s get it over with already.
Tues, Apr 14th vs Los Angeles Clippers
This is as meaningless as it comes for the Suns. They can’t move up or move down in the standings. Might as well suit up The Gorilla, Al McCoy, Tim Kempton, Steve Albert, and Eddie Johnson. I could care less.
Projected record for the week: 0-1
The post Suns Schedule: The Week That Will Be: Apr 13-18 appeared first on A Dry Heat.13 Apr 2015 09:46:59 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_schedule_the_week_that_will_be_apr_13_18/18674549
http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_schedule_the_week_that_will_be_apr_13_18/18674549Suns Schedule: The Week That Will Be: Apr 13-18http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/suns_schedule_the_week_that_will_be_apr_13_18/18674549http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngSmith confident he has Buccaneers on the reboundTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Lovie Smith spent a year away from the NFL preparing for the challenge he faces in trying to transform the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers into winners.
The Bucs have missed the playoffs the past six seasons. However, the former Chicago Bears coach is confident he has the team headed in the right direction after eight months of overhauling the roster and implementing other changes aimed at making the franchise relevant again.
He talks about winning games with a ball-hawking defense that not only creates opportunities for an efficient offense but scores points in bunches, too - much the way the Bucs did in the late 1990s, when Smith was an assistant in Tampa Bay under Tony Dungy.
What Smith often refers to as ''Buc Ball'' wasn't always pretty. Still, it was a big hit during a decade of excellence under Dungy and Jon Gruden, who led the club to its only Super Bowl title 12 years ago.
Tampa Bay, which hasn't won a postseason game since, is banking on Smith, fired in 2...26 Aug 2014 21:18:16 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/smith_confident_he_has_buccaneers_on_the_rebound/17141486
http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/smith_confident_he_has_buccaneers_on_the_rebound/17141486Smith confident he has Buccaneers on the reboundhttp://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/smith_confident_he_has_buccaneers_on_the_rebound/17141486http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngSuns continue to say they expect to keep BledsoePHOENIX -- Monday's media rally was called to give reporters an opportunity to meet and question the two newest Suns.
And there they were, lined up with the team's coach, general manager and president on a riser in one of the out-of-the-way regions of U.S. Airways Center.
But there also was a sneaky pachyderm lurking in a corner of the Al McCoy Media Center that wasn't addressed until most of the inquiries regarding Isaiah Thomas and Anthony Tolliver had been made.
So even though Eric Bledsoe hasn't reached contractual accord with anybody in the first 21 days of free agency, his status -- that elephant in the room -- still moves the interest needle.
Well, sort of.
Lon Babby, the Suns' president of basketball operations, fielded the question about Bledsoe by reminding us this event was about Thomas and Tolliver.
That was the proper move, of course, but with frequent -- and often clumsy -- rumors regarding Bledsoe and potential suitors still flying around, the question was inevitable....21 Jul 2014 18:49:00 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_continue_to_say_they_expect_to_keep_bledsoe/16884181
http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_continue_to_say_they_expect_to_keep_bledsoe/16884181Suns continue to say they expect to keep Bledsoehttp://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/suns_continue_to_say_they_expect_to_keep_bledsoe/16884181http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngJuice This: Cleveland QBs, Ryan Mallett, and LeSean McCoyDoes anyone think we spend too much time in this space dumping on the Cleveland Browns?
Okay, I don't either.
As for the Browns... Vince Young. Tyler Thigpen. Heck, who needs Johnny Manziel?
Or Teddy Bridge-over-troubled-water, who has gone from No. 1 draft pick to less-than-number-one quarterback.
Plus, we check in with Ryan Mallett for his feelings about Tom 2 Savage. Plus, LeSean McCoy is now coaching the Jets.
Bet you didn't know that.
BROWN OUT
The Cleveland Browns brought in immortals Vince Young and Tyler Thigpen for a look.
Yes, at quarterback.
Kordell Stewart, it seems, didn't return their calls. Bernie Kosar did, but they never called him to begin with.
Because they fired him.
Will the Browns sign a proven veteran or draft Johnny Manziel? Blake Bortles? Teddy Bridgewater? Heck, the Browns have more ex-quarterbacks out there than...than...the Bears (Brandon Weeden/Jason Campbell/Brian Sipe[jk] versus Kyle Orton/Rex Grossman/Caleb Hanie)).
Where have you gone, Tim Tebow?
SPEAKING O04 May 2014 10:00:00 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/juice_this_cleveland_qbs_ryan_mallett_and_lesean_mccoy/16397449
http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/juice_this_cleveland_qbs_ryan_mallett_and_lesean_mccoy/16397449Juice This: Cleveland QBs, Ryan Mallett, and LeSean McCoyhttp://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/juice_this_cleveland_qbs_ryan_mallett_and_lesean_mccoy/16397449http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngSuns see bright future thanks to flex(ibility) appealPHOENIX -- The most compelling topic during Friday's what-a-difference-a-year-makes Suns press conference was Eric Bledsoe's ability to be coached.
And this had nothing to do with directives initiated by Jeff Hornacek.
While a 23-game improvement over last season made this event little more than a well-deserved victory lap (despite the Suns just missing out on the postseason), there was a tricky cloud lurking in one corner of the Al McCoy media bunker at US Airways Center. It wasn't exactly a storm cloud; let's think of it as a restricted-precipitation cloud.
This condensed vapor started forming a day earlier, when Bledsoe remained committed to a script of extreme ambivalence regarding his work future. As a restricted free agent with marching orders from his representation, the 24-year-old point guard did his part to avoid alienating potential bidders in what -- via the "restricted" provision -- is a slightly open market for his services.
"I wouldn't read anything more into it," Sun...18 Apr 2014 17:52:00 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_see_bright_future_thanks_to_flexibility_appeal/16302661
http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/suns_see_bright_future_thanks_to_flexibility_appeal/16302661Suns see bright future thanks to flex(ibility) appealhttp://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/suns_see_bright_future_thanks_to_flexibility_appeal/16302661http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/b/8b9d719db3d8bd96b43298f71119fcd278c45d46/mini/6687118.jpgThe 2014 Boxing Hall of Fame classA look at the 12 people to be inducted June 8 into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum:
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OSCAR DE LA HOYA: Born on Feb. 4, 1973, in Montebello, Calif. ... went 223-5 with 153 knockouts as an amateur and won the lightweight gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ... Turned pro in 1992 and won 10 world titles in six weight divisions. ... Captured his first world title, the WBO super-featherweight crown, in only his 12th bout. ... Also won titles as a lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweight, and middleweight. ... Among champions he defeated were Jorge Paez, Hector Camacho, Ike Quartey, and Hall of Famers Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker and Arturo Gatti. ... His 2007 bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. was one of the richest in boxing history, garnering nearly 2.5 million pay-per-view buys. ... Retired after a 2008 loss to Manny Pacquiao with a professional record of 39-6 with 30 knockouts. ... In 2002 establish...04 Dec 2013 14:12:32 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_2014_boxing_hall_of_fame_class/15226703
http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_2014_boxing_hall_of_fame_class/15226703The 2014 Boxing Hall of Fame classhttp://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/the_2014_boxing_hall_of_fame_class/15226703http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngArians reminisces on stressful Philly yearsTEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona coach Bruce Arians was the head coach at Temple University in Philadelphia from 1983-88 and grew up in York, Pa., about 100 miles west of the city.
Arians turned on the humor when asked what it would be like to return to Philadelphia this weekend for the Cardinals' game against the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.
"They finished all the roads. It's been 30 years," said Arians, 61. "They were all being built when I was there. I might not know my way around."
When asked what he took from his Temple experience, where the Cardinals will hold their walk-through on Saturday, Arians continued to crack jokes.
"Hopefully I will see some of the pictures where I had hair," he said. "Temple kids are extremely dear to me. Those six years were fabulous. Probably stayed in touch with them more than any college players I've ever coached."
Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles played for Arians from 1982-85 and was a team captain. Arians had two winning seasons (six w...27 Nov 2013 17:46:30 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/arians_reminisces_on_stressful_philly_years/15174665
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